Desmond Vincent Tuddenham was born on 29 January 1943 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood and Essendon in the Victorian Football League during the 1960s and 1970s.
19 Facts About Des Tuddenham
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Des Tuddenham's upbringing was typical of country footballers who came from farming families.
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Des Tuddenham played cricket with five of his brothers for Ross Creek, and football for the Young Christian Worker's club in Ballarat.
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Des Tuddenham made his VFL debut in 1962 against North Melbourne at Arden Street Oval.
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In recognition of his toughness and skills, Des Tuddenham was appointed Collingwood captain in 1966.
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Des Tuddenham was reported for striking Geelong defender Geoff Ainsworth on the head with his forearm in the last quarter by field umpire Jeff Crouch.
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Des Tuddenham was found guilty and suspended for four matches.
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That was A$2,000 more than Des Tuddenham was receiving as captain.
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Des Tuddenham asked for A$8,000 over three seasons, and Thompson A$30,000 over five seasons, threatening to walk out if their demands were not met.
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Des Tuddenham was regarded among Collingwood's best players on the day.
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In 1971, Des Tuddenham became the first player to be named captain of the VFL representative team whilst not captain of his own club.
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Des Tuddenham stayed with the club for a further season before moving to Essendon as captain-coach.
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Des Tuddenham played four seasons for the Bombers before returning to Collingwood for his final two seasons.
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In 1978, Des Tuddenham was appointed senior coach of South Melbourne for a season, replaced by Ian Stewart when he failed to take the club to the finals.
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Des Tuddenham coached VFA second division club Werribee to the finals in 1988, but left after he and the club concluded a playing coach would be better suited to the club's needs.
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Des Tuddenham ran a plastics manufacturing business, which he sold in 1979.
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Des Tuddenham recently appeared on Sam Newman's You Cannot Be Serious podcast.
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Since retirement, Des Tuddenham has been in trouble with the law on several occasions.
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Des Tuddenham was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2008.